Wearing a Colour I Don’t Normally Wear: Emerald Green #iwillwearwhatilike

You wouldn’t BELIEVE how many people told me I should wear emerald green more after I wore it recently.

I was working at a JD Williams photo shoot last month and one of my outfits was a rather fabulous emerald green trouser suit (blazer/trousers*, see me wearing it here). I know it seems obvious – being a [faux] redhead and all – but I’ve never really worn a strong emerald green before. And I will admit, it seems it’s all true what they say about redheads and green… they really do complement each other!

I loved this green so much I promptly bought this boxy dress from Warehouse (sold now out everywhere sadly, this dress is similar). I also have the sample green suit from JD Williams that they kindly gifted to me on the day, so watch this space for that too.

(BTW the link up is a day late as I wasn’t able to post yesterday, apologies!)

 

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As I’ve mentioned here before I’m not a short skirts/short dresses kind of girl, so I bought the dress with the sole intention of layering it over trousers. The ones I wore here are stretchy, boot cut leggings – perfect for smooth lines underneath a dress. However, I didn’t bank on the fabric wrinkling so damn much: yes, I did iron it before I left the house – that’s what sitting in the car does, boo!

I’m also deeply into my fabric headbands at the moment. I’ve bought several in all my favourite colours: yellow, neutrals, green, pink (as worn here), even an orange AND pink one that matches my blog colours.

Pink seemed the best choice as a contrast for this gorgeous green, and that meant the fabulous Lorelsberg printed tote bag* I was gifted last year would tie in with the green and pink.

And that’s it! Easy peasy! I guess it’s a countdown to autumn now, right…?

 

What colour do you never wear but you feel you should (one that you’re ‘meant’ to wear with your colouring for example)? Comment below…!

 

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Dress: Warehouse (similar)
Trousers: Marks & Spencer (similar)
Espadrilles: F&F (similar)
Bag: Lorelsberg (gifted)
Headband: Asos
Earrings: Asos (love these)
Pendant: Asos (old)

 

OTHER GREEN DRESSES (FOR LAYERING OVER TROUSERS?) YOU MIGHT LIKE:

 

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